Monthly Archives: June 2022

Downward Slope Without Skis

Posted on June 30, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Go Dog Go Cafe – Tuesday Writing Prompt (posted by Devereaux and Beth) “Write a poem using the words, ‘life, freedom, rights, regression’.” To have freedoms in your life, you must have rights to those freedoms. When rights … Continue reading →

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“uneven time”

Posted on June 29, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Twiglets #285 – uneven time He likes to eat dinner at six– says it’s an even time. The horse ran at an uneven pace losing time. He lost the race. tugs at her braids sitting in the … Continue reading →

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Grace

Posted on June 28, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – Prompt #392, In Defense of Trees “Your poems this week will be tree-centric. Write about a specific tree. A tree from your youth. There’s pastries, pantries, poetry, carpentry … any tree will do.” Gracing a … Continue reading →

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Woman

Posted on June 28, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #558 Words: plant, blood, slice, love, womb, screams, downstream, flesh, rose, eggs, pins, burns Planting his feet firmly, he tries to pin her down, make a decision. She wants to scream. It is a … Continue reading →

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A Clearing in the Woods

Posted on June 27, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Sunday Muse #216 An overgrown clearing in lush forest once rang with sounds of children’s laughter as they chased each other across the grounds. A table laden with food and drink, a centered candelabra with partially melted candles, … Continue reading →

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Something To Hold

Posted on June 25, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Friday Writings #32: The Right Song at the Right Time “For those of you who want a prompt to work with, I suggest taking a line from a song that moves you on some level and using that … Continue reading →

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Variations on Grieving

Posted on June 23, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Go Dog Go Cafe – Tuesday Writing Prompt (posted by Devereaux and Beth) “Begin a poem with “endless”. Endless attempts to move past grief. No brief or timely manner can be assigned. There are types of grief one … Continue reading →

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“turning page”

Posted on June 22, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Twiglets #284 – turning page Last page left to turn saddens me– end of book Autumn leaves turning are the pages of a tree. child’s delight rapidly turning pages to her favorite part Remember when everyone had … Continue reading →

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Summer Begins

Posted on June 22, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Haibun Monday: Solstice (posted by Frank J. Tassone) Write an original haibun that alludes to the Solstice, whether Summer or Winter According to calendar events, today is the first day of Summer. The meaning … Continue reading →

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When Wind Blew Through Earth

Posted on June 21, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Sunday Whirl, Wordle #557 Words: blackbird, flame, meek, wind, earth, cross, creed, time, woman, search, seem, me Time was, wind blew through earth like a cross woman inflamed by scorn. Blackbirds searched for new homes, their creed being … Continue reading →

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